Wagon-stake



(No Model.) y I N. L. HOLMES.

WAGON STAKB. No. 343,273. Patented June 8, 1886.

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NATHAN L. HOLMES, OF RACINE, VISCONSIN.

WAGON-STAKE.

SLECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 343,273, dated June 8,'1886. Application filed July il, 1,7885. Serial No. 171,279. (No model.)

To all whom/.it may concern: l

Be it known that I, NATHAN L. HOLMES, of Racine, in the county ot` Racine and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vagon-Stakes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying dra\vings,land

to the letters of reference marked thereon,

which forni a part of this specification.

rIhis invention relates to improvements in wagon-stakes; and it consists in the matters hereinafter described, and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying` drawings, showing a device embodying my invention, Figure lis a perspective view of the end of a Wagon-bolster and a stake, illustrating my invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of the lower part of the stake and the end of the bolster, taken upon line x .r of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section of the same, taken upon line x x of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a transverse Isecf tion of the stake, taken upon line y y ofFig. 2. Fig. 5 is a similar sect-ion taken upon line z e of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 illustrates a modified sectional form of the stake. l

As illustrated in the said-drawings, A indicates the stake, and B the bolster. The stake A consists, generally, of a hollow cast-metal casing or shell, A', and a Wooden filling, A2, which is made to accurately fit and till the hollow interior of the metal part of the stake. The latter may be made of any desired form or design, it being, as herein shown, formed by inner and outer walls, aand a', and side walls, a2, the latter being parallel, and the outer wall, a, being inclined inwardly, so that the walls a and c converge toward the top of the stake. The side walls, a2, are, for the purpose of lessening the weight of the casting, apertured, so as to expose the wooden filling, suitable cross-bars, as ai, being retained to properly unite the Walls a and a.

The metal part of the stake is preferably made of malleable iron, and relatively' thin, and the wooden filling is forced in by the application of considerable pressure, so that the latter Will come to a firm bearing against the walls of the casting. The wooden illing, ap-

plied in this manner, obviously operates to greatly strengthen the met-al part, sot-hat the .latterinay be made much lighter, and consebility possessed by stakes composed exclusively of metal.

' In a somewhat different form of the'casing or shell A shown in Fig. 6 the parts a and a thereof are provided with inwardly-proj ecting ribs a", which serve to strengthen the said parts from lateral deflection, and which, in case theinwardly-projecting flanges shown in Figs. l and 4 as extending over the side faces of the filling are absent, as appears in said Fig. 6, may serve to hold the iilling and the said parts a and a from relative movement.

Upon the lower end of the metal part A of the stake shown is cast a flange or plate, A, adapted to rest upon the top surface of the bolster. Said plate is preferably provided about its margin with a depending Bange, A4, constructed to tit closely the end portion of the bolster, and the parts are cast with an inclined brace, A, connecting the outer end of the plate with the stake, and with laterallyprojecting flanges or wings A, located in the angles between the sides of the stake and the plate A3, and forming continuations of the inner walls, a, of the said stake. The brace A and flanges A obviously serve to strengthen and make more rigid the connection between the metal part of the stake and the plate A3. The flange A" obviously serves to hold the stake in place upon and to prevent it from being shifted laterally with reference to the bolster, and said flange is preferably made sufficiently deep or wide to act as a strap about the end of the bolster to prevent splitting of the latter by strains upon the fasteningbolt, which will usually be .present therein, or otherwise.

The means shown for attaching the stake to the bolster consist of a clip, C, passing around the bolster beneath the stake, and engaged with laterally-projecting parts or lugs a* upon the plate A3, and a vertical bolt, D, inserted through the plate A3 and the bolster, near the outer end of the latter.

The clip C is, as shown, located near the inner face of thestake, and is therefore in a position favorable to resist the tipping of the stak-e by pressure tending to thrust the top of the latter outwardly. The use of a clip at this point is of advantage also, as by its use the weakening of the bolster near the base of the stake by the presence of bolt-holes therein is avoided. The use of the bolt D near the outer end of the bolster is not objectionable, inasmuch as the bolster` is of ample size at this point, and the stake is not.- so liable to receive strains tending to thrust its top inward.

`In the particular form ot' t-he stake shown the horizontal plate A3 of the stake is extended inwardly from the inner face of the stake over the top surface ofthe bolster, as indicated at a5, Figs. l and 2, and the bolster is provided with a metal strap, E, coming flush with the top of the part a5 to protect the upper surface of the bolster from abrasion. In this construction the side lianges, A, are pref- 'erably extended slightly past the part a5, so

as to overlap the side edges of the end portions of the strap, and the projecting parts a" of the llange thus formed are held from displacement either by nails or screws al driven into the bolster, as shown, or by an equivalent nut or bolt.

The usual loops or rings,F,to receive an additional or high stake, herein shown, are pivotally connected with projections or lugs AT upon the outer edge of the metal part of the stake. The said lugs, as shown, are provided with circular sockets or depressions aS in their end faces, into which corresponding projections, f, upon the end portions of the loop are adapted to tit, the parts being held permanently together by rivets F inserted through the lugs and the ends of the loops concentrically with the said sockets and projections.

By the construction set forth it is obvious that strains upon the loop will be taken by the said projections, instead of coming upon the rivets, and the parts will therefore be much more strongly united, and the rivets may be made lighter than heretofore.

The sockets as and the project-ions f will usually be made relatively shallow, so that the loops may be made in their final form, and the ends thereof spread or sprung apart to permit their engagement with the stake.

The usual ring or aperture, G, at the top of the stake is, as shown, formed in the metal of the shell at its upper end, said aperture being formed entirely in the metal part ofthe stake, and with a continuous inner surface, so that the hollow interior of the shell is entirely closed at the top, and access of moisture to the upper end of the stake is prevented.

A stake constructed with a hollow metal casing and wooden filling may obviously be secured to a bolster by other means than the particular devices shown for this purpose, and in the appended broad claims the said stake is claimed without restriction to any particular attaching devices.

It is to be understood that the several claims hereto appended cover the devices or parts thereof therein set forth, when said devices or parts thereof are in form to secure either, any, or all of the advantages, functions, or purposes which are secured by said devices or parts thereof when the latter are constructed in the particular manner herein shown.

I claim as my invention- V,

l. A wagon-stake consisting of a malleable- 'iron exterior shell having four connected lateral walls extending the entire length of the stake, combined with a filling of wood, substantially as described.

2. A wagon-stake consisting of a malleableiron shell extending the entire length of the stake, and having its opposite side walls centrally out away, leaving side flanges, asshown, and a filling of wood inserted in said shell, substantially as described.

3. A wagon-stake consisting ofa malleableiron exterior shell comprising four walls extending the entire length of the stake, and provided with a circular opening or ring formed in the metal at the top of the shell, and a lling of wood inserted in the shell, substantially as described.

4. A wagon-stake consisting of amalleableirony exterior shell provided with a lug, A7, cast integral therewith, and a Wood filling, combined with a ring, F, pivoted to the said lug, substantially as described.

5. A wagon-stake consisting of a malleableiron shell, A', having opposite inner and outer walls and apertured side Walls, and provided with a lug, A7, between its ends, and with a connecting-piece, as a, uniting the said inner and outer walls at a point adjacent to thelug, substantially as described.

6. The combination, with a' bolster, of'a stake provided with a horizontalY ange or plate, A3, extended over the bolster at the inner face of the stake, and a metal strap, E, secured to the top surface of the bolster flush with the plate A, substantially as described.

7. The combination, with a bolster, of a stake provided with a horizontal liange or plate, A, extended over the bolsterl at the inner face of the stake, and a strap, E, secured to the top surface ofthe bolster .llush with the plate A, said plate A3 being provided with a depending flange extended at its inner ends beyond the plate, so as to overlap the side edges of the strap, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

NATHAN L. HOLMES.

Witnesses:

C. CLARENCE POOLE, G. F. LANAGHEN.

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